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Asia confederation president says FIFA’s lack of consultation over World Cup plan ‘totally unacceptable’
AFC concerned that FIFA’s unilateral actions appear to undermine the very foundations of continental football. Credit:X/@theafcdotcom Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa has branded FIFA‘s lack of consultation over its plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors ‘totally unacceptable’, saying the move undermined the sport’s existing continental…
CWG 2026: Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh enter javelin final
Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra. File | Photo Credit: PTI Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men’s javelin final at the Commonwealth Games at the Scotstoun Stadium, on Thursday (July 30, 2026) after finishing fifth in the qualification round. Chopra’s compatriots Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh also made it to the final, which will…
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England reappoints Joe Root as test captain
England’s Joe Root led the side in 64 tests from 2017 to 2022. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters England named Joe Root as test captain and appointed former New Zealand batter Stephen Fleming as head coach on Thursday following the departures of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. Root, 35, led the side in 64 tests…
UEFA intensifies opposition to FIFA’s World Cup plans
A week after the FIFA World Cup concluded with Spain lifting its second title, FIFA president Gianni Infantino proposed a new way of running international football. The idea, as he described it, was aimed at the “democratisation of football worldwide” while allowing private investors to take a stake in the global body’s competitions. UEFA, European…
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Indian hockey teams switch from blue to saffron jersey for World Cup; HI defends move after criticism
Screen grab of a video shared by Hockey India on X, displaying the new official jersey of the Indian national teams The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will be seen in saffron jerseys instead of their traditional blue kits at next month’s FIH World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium, a change that was…
Ajinkya Rahane | Another warrior of the Indian batting fortress bids adieu
Ajinkya Rahane. | Photo Credit: AFP The last cog in an erstwhile Indian Test batting juggernaut has bid farewell. Ajinkya Rahane’s retirement, along with the earlier departures of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, besides Murali Vijay’s slow fadeout, marks the passing of a collective baton. The Mumbaikar, now charting a fresh path as…
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Ajinkya Rahane announces retirement from international cricket
Ajinkya Rahane has not turned up for India since the 2023 away Test series against the West Indies. File. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Senior India batter Ajinkya Rahane on Thursday (July 30, 2026) announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, saying that the time is right for him to “move on”….
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Will Emerald Isle spark Test rejuvenation?
Team selections are a big thing, especially when it involves Indian cricket and an overseas Test tour. Discussions rage long and hard, whether on television channels or in print/digital space, within the confines of one’s living room or in a crowded, noisy watering hole where it’s almost impossible to hear even the person sitting next…